Tritonia khaleesi

Tritonia khaleesi is a species of sea slugs, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.

Tritonia khaleesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Tritoniidae
Genus:
Tritonia
Species:
T. khaleesi
Binomial name
Tritonia khaleesi
Silva, Azevedo & Matthews-Cascon, 2014[1]

Etymology

The specific name khaleesi is named after the title "Khaleesi" used by the fictional character Daenerys Targaryen in the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. The discoverers chose the name because the silver-colored band on the back of the slug reminded them of the pale blond hair of the character as played by Emilia Clarke in the television adaptation Game of Thrones.[2]

Distribution

T. khaleesi was discovered off north-east Brazil in the South Atlantic Ocean and first described in 2014.

Description

This species is up to 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, with a slender white body, whose notum features a broad white band between the eyes and the tail. It is the only known Tritonia with a unicuspid rachidian tooth in adult form.[1]

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References
  1. Silva, F. D. V.; Azevedo, V. M. D.; Matthews-Cascon, H. (2014). "A new species of Tritonia (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Tritoniidae) from the tropical South Atlantic Ocean". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 94 (3): 579–585. doi:10.1017/S0025315413001586.
  2. Hudson, Laura. "Newly Discovered Sea Slug Named After Game of Thrones Character". Underwire. Wired. Retrieved 21 December 2013.


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